Posted by tuna-tamer on August 10, 2002 at 22:03:48:
In Reply to: Loved My Mirafone, "The Grail"? posted by Happy Happington on August 10, 2002 at 21:16:20:
The only CC tuba that I ever owned that did not require monkeying around with slides was a 188.
The trade-off is that it requires a tremendous amount of practice to play low notes, as the 188's low notes' centers are quite narrow.
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I've owned three "new" tubas - a 186-CC, a 188, and an F tuba bought new in the early '80's, which I still own.